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Emphysema. lower right pneumonia both top lungs no air sacs just broke hip right heat failure life expectancy? never seen dr until now
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Too complicated: You describe a serious illness. Far more must be known before a prognosis can be determined. Life expectancy is never known. Doctors don't have crystal balls - a probabilistic statement is the best we can ever do.
Answered 6/18/2014
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